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Wood Type Creative Papers: Nineteenth-Century Letterforms on Display

Wood Type Creative Papers: Nineteenth-Century Letterforms on Display

Harrild, Robert

Paperback

Typography & Calligraphy

Publisher Price: $25.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 24, 2026

ISBN13: 9798903069002
Publisher: Letterform Archive Books
Published: Nov 24 2026
Pages: 16
Language: English

Black-and-white typography, decorative fonts and chromatic letterforms abound in perforated prints drawn from a Victorian specimen book

As cities around the world rapidly expanded throughout the 1800s, wood type emerged as a useful and economical tool in the creation of large-scale advertisements. Lighter in weight and less cumbersome than metal, it was quickly available in an explosion of expressive styles. One such treatment came from Harrild & Sons, one of London's premier manufacturers of printing equipment, founded in 1809. These dapper and bombastic letterings--showcased in an equally attractive specimen book advertising everything from Pomeranians to Canoes to Harmonics--are the inspiration for this volume of Letterform Archive's Creative Papers series. The 16 oversize perforated sheets contained within this booklet can be torn out and used in a variety of ways: as wrapping paper, wall art, scrapbook material and more. Each design attests to wood type's rich and enduring appeal in both commercial and creative spheres.

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